In Continued Push for Women’s Equality, Secret Turns Its Attention to the Music Industry, Making Commitment to Feature “100% Women-Made” Music in Future Campaigns

Secret Deodorant, a longtime champion of women’s equality, revealed today the next frontier in its fight for equal representation for women: the music industry, where women make up just seventeen percent of artists, twelve percent of songwriters and two percent of producers.¹ In an effort to create more opportunities for women in music, Secret announced a pledge to feature “100% women-made” music in all future campaigns, enlisting female singers and songwriters to create tracks for all marketing efforts, beginning in 2020.

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Beyond its own creative endeavors, the brand will also do its part to help women get a fair shot in the music industry. Through a partnership with leading industry non-profit Women in Music (WIM), whose mission is to educate, empower and advance women in the music industry, Secret will offer to 250 aspiring female musicians one of the most valuable resources: access to female mentors.

“As a brand for women, we consistently strive to elevate other women in all we do. But when it comes to the production of music for our campaigns, it has frankly been a struggle to do so, as women are so significantly underrepresented in the music industry,” said Sara Saunders, Associate Brand Director, Secret, P&G. “We want to change that. We’ve heard from women that there’s one thing that can make all the difference in their careers, and that’s access to other women in the industry. Secret is proud to team up with Women in Music – the music industry's leading non-profit working toward gender equality – to enable to just that. And we’ll continue to support those women by exclusively enlisting all-female music teams in the production of Secret campaigns.”

Via its partnership with WIM, Secret is kicking off a talent search through which women in music can score a number of opportunities to help heighten their profiles and build valuable connections, including:

• Annual WIM memberships for 250 women
• WIM mentorships with industry artists and executives for 50 women
• Access to Music Biz 2020 for two women
• Music Week Badges to SXSW and travel/accommodation for two women
• The opportunity to have their music featured in a future Secret ad

To enter, aspiring artists and songwriters must share their own take on Secret’s “All Strength, No Sweat” brand anthem via their Instagram channels. Those more interested in the business side of the industry are invited to share their “All Strength, No Sweat” stories and career aspirations on the platform as well. To join this movement, women can check out the official guidelines here.